Dixons Carphone PLC Holding(s) in Company (4966F)

TIDMDC.

RNS Number : 4966F

Dixons Carphone PLC

12 November 2015

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          Dixons Carphone Plc 
  issuer                                                  Sedol B4Y7R14 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject      (1) Lansdowne Partners International 
  to the                                 Limited 
  notification obligation: (iii)         (2) Lansdowne Partners Limited 
                                         (3) Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         Vidacos Nominees Ltd. HSBC Client 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)           Holdings 
                                        Nominee (UK) Ltd. Chetwynd Nominees 
                                        Ltd. 
                                        (Registered Shareholders) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date    03/11/2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:      04/11/2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                      5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                       Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                        transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number           Number                  Number       Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                  of               of                      of shares    rights                     (x) 
                  Shares           Voting 
                                   Rights 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------------  -----------  -------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                          Direct       Direct        Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)          (xii) 
--------------   ----  --------  -------  ------  -----  -----------  ------------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
   Ordinary                       Below 
     Shares      Below 5%          5%                                                57,675,527              5.01% 
                ---------------  ----------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ---------  ------------ 
                                   GB00B4Y7R145 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Expiration         Exercise/                        Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)        Conversion Period                rights that may           rights 
                                            (xiv)                            be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/           Number of voting           % of voting rights 
  financial        price           date             Conversion          rights instrument          (xix, xx) 
  instrument                       (xvii)           period              refers to 
                                                    (xviii) 
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                                                                                                  Nominal     Delta 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------------------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 57,675,527                                                        5.01% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of 
  Lansdowne Partners Limited which is the First Corporate Member of Lansdowne 
  Partners (UK) LLP. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                 Based on ordinary shares in issue of 
                                                                    1,151,461,336. 
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 14. Contact name:                        Ruari Paton 
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 15. Contact telephone number:            [phone] 
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